A closer look at UAB men's basketball coach Jerod Haase's contract

Jerod Haase is in his first year as the UAB men's basketball coach. ( The Birmingham News/Beverly Taylor)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- UAB men's basketball coach Jerod Haase's five-year contract was approved by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees compensation committee on Wednesday. Haase will receive a base salary of $425,000 with $25,000 for radio and TV talent fee and $25,000 for promotional and fund raising fee. The contract runs through March 25, 2017.